TEACHER INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Thank you for watching my video, I hope you find these questions useful! I look forward to hearing your thoughts!!

 

 Suitability

• Why did you apply for this role?
• Why did you choose to teach this particular age range?
• What are your core strengths?
• What are your weaknesses?
• What can you bring to the role that other candidates may not bring?

The school and staff

• What makes a successful school?
• How much importance do you attach to cooperation with colleagues, such as those who are teaching parallel classes?
• How would you cope with the lack of enthusiasm from colleagues?
• What is your impression of the school?
• How do you feel about parent helpers in the classroom?
• How would you work with a teaching assistant in your classroom?
• Do you find it difficult working alongside older, more experienced staff?
• What is the most difficult piece of feedback you have ever had to give, and why?
• How would you react if a senior member of staff queried or criticised some aspect of your teaching?

Teaching and learning

• What is your understanding of high-quality teaching and learning?
• Describe a good lesson.
• Describe a lesson that did not go well. What were the reasons for this?
• If I came into your classroom, what would I see?
• Describe the teaching method that you find most effective.
• How would you organise teaching and learning for a mixed ability group?
• Do you differentiate between outcome or task?
• What are the important things to consider when setting up a classroom?

Ensuring progress

• What assessment strategies do you use?
• How do you ensure that all children are involved?
• How do you assess and record your children's progress?
• How would you motivate a reluctant child?
• How would you meet the needs of more academically able children in the class?
• Have you had experience of a very high-attaining and a very low-attaining child in your class?
• Tell us about your experience of assessment for learning and assessment of learning.
• If a child doesn't show signs of improvement after all your planning, monitoring, assessing, and so on, what do you do next?
• What strategies do you use to support children with special educational needs.